Load data for 6.5 Grendel + .264 | 95gr | Hornady V-MAX

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H4198

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.264 \| 95gr \| Hornady V-MAX
Manufacturer SKU:	22601
Bullet Weight:	95gr \| 6.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.264" \| 6.71mm
Bullet Length:	1.050" \| 26.7mm
Caliber:	6.5 Grendel load data
Case Length (l3):	1.515" \| 38.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.339" \| 8.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.209" \| 5.3mm
Case Capacity:	37.5 Grains of Water \| 2.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	58740 psi \| 4050 bar
LID:	LID_B2574_C983
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:11 - 1:9

Load data for 110 loads in caliber 6.5 Grendel with .264 | 95gr | Hornady V-MAX bullet and 55 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H4198. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	91%	52301	89%	**41	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	94%	51851	88%	**07	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	97%	47485	81%	**99	100%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	97%	52344	89%	**61	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	97%	51256	87%	**71	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	38624	66%	**36	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	41133	70%	**53	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	31836	54%	**72	94%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	42003	72%	**89	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	96%	51227	87%	**74	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	89%	51793	88%	**18	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	93%	51692	88%	**89	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	97%	43120	73%	**92	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	97%	48080	82%	**72	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	90%	52214	89%	**95	96%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	46804	80%	**31	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	94%	51924	88%	**17	98%
Hodgdon H4198 👍	<<locked>>	92%	52533	89%	**08	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30385	52%	**86	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	35679	61%	**67	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	96%	52750	90%	**48	100%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	85%	51358	87%	**56	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	44106	75%	**43	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	95%	51547	88%	**58	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	96%	49908	85%	**51	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	38406	65%	**03	95%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	86%	51822	88%	**26	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	44411	76%	**87	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	93%	52359	89%	**67	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	40770	69%	**87	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	40669	69%	**17	96%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	43047	73%	**49	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	96%	49748	85%	**08	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	30066	51%	**22	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	85%	52170	89%	**05	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	97%	51445	88%	**81	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	44962	77%	**62	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	38348	65%	**25	92%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	89%	52141	89%	**79	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	93%	51648	88%	**07	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	44628	76%	**90	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	35650	61%	**30	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	38406	65%	**03	95%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	94%	52344	89%	**35	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	97%	48718	83%	**61	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	42728	73%	**87	98%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	93%	51837	88%	**85	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	96%	48327	82%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	40292	69%	**38	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	29921	51%	**77	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	37724	64%	**28	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	96%	46586	79%	**08	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	36898	63%	**38	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	97%	47587	81%	**71	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	96%	50923	87%	**04	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	38696	66%	**21	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	33736	57%	**52	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	28892	49%	**08	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	86%	36187	62%	**72	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	83%	31285	53%	**77	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	22727	39%	**23	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	86%	28689	49%	**57	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	25295	43%	**88	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	25672	44%	**82	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	32213	55%	**07	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	40030	68%	**21	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	34911	59%	**84	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	90%	34447	59%	**02	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	83%	32024	55%	**38	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	39421	67%	**62	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	28805	49%	**21	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	33127	56%	**43	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	37942	65%	**39	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	93%	29022	49%	**60	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	83%	24207	41%	**29	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34447	59%	**13	99%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	81%	46470	79%	**80	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	88%	34156	58%	**36	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	31169	53%	**61	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	83%	31285	53%	**77	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	88%	28689	49%	**57	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	45382	77%	**38	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	93%	39204	67%	**89	91%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	36463	62%	**89	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	90%	33547	57%	**26	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	83%	26716	45%	**69	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	93%	39378	67%	**71	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	89%	38856	66%	**05	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	90%	27485	47%	**67	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	81%	45934	78%	**10	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	30719	52%	**54	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	28036	48%	**69	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	92%	33779	58%	**16	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	41394	70%	**21	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	34026	58%	**59	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	26963	46%	**90	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	85%	25063	43%	**44	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	88%	28689	49%	**57	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	83%	35462	60%	**23	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	86%	33141	56%	**39	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	26513	45%	**03	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	36013	61%	**26	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	30603	52%	**15	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25425	43%	**77	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	86%	22379	38%	**38	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	85%	26513	45%	**43	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	86%	33547	57%	**36	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	87%	27847	47%	**98	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	86%	32634	56%	**39	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	87%	36985	63%	**31	90%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

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FR ... fill rate of the cartridge in percent

MaxP ... max. pressure of load in psi or bar

% ... max. pressure of load in percent of the maximum allowed pressure for this caliber

V(0) ... muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) or meters per second (m/s)

z ... powder burnt in percent

[...] *... not dangerous but load has suboptimal powder burnt with possible characteristics such as extensive muzzle flash or inaccurate loads.

[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

[...] ᴾ... possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.

👍 ... recommended powder/load for this caliber and bullet combination based on its ballistic performance.

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